José María Amador (1781 in San Francisco – 1883 in Watsonville, buried in Gilroy, California) was a Californio soldier, rancher, and gold miner. After he found gold at the "Little Amador" mine, Amador City grew around the nearby "Keystone" mine, locations which today are in Amador County.
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1781 San Francisco, California
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1883 (aged 101) Gilroy, California
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